Javalkheti Plateau ( ka, ჯავახეთის პლატო) is a
volcanic plateau
A volcanic plateau is a plateau produced by volcanic activity. There are two main types: lava plateaus and pyroclastic plateaus.
Lava plateau
Lava plateaus are formed by highly fluid basaltic lava during numerous successive eruptions thro ...
within the
Caucasus Mountains
The Caucasus Mountains,
: pronounced
* hy, Կովկասյան լեռներ,
: pronounced
* az, Qafqaz dağları, pronounced
* rus, Кавка́зские го́ры, Kavkázskiye góry, kɐfˈkasːkʲɪje ˈɡorɨ
* tr, Kafkas Dağla ...
that covers the
Samtskhe-Javakheti region of
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
, along the border with
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...
and
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''O ...
. Its elevation is over 2,000 m.
Geography
The plateau is a large grassland plain (
alpine steppe
The Alpine-steppe is a high altitude natural alpine grassland, which is a part of the Montane grasslands and shrublands biome.
Alpine-steppes are unique ecosystems found throughout the world, especially in Asia, where they make up 38.9% of the to ...
) with many
wetland
A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (Anoxic waters, anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in t ...
s and alpine
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
s (six of the largest lakes of Georgia,
Tabatskuri,
Paravani,
Khanchali,
Madatapa,
Kartsakhi
hy, Կարծախ
, native_name_lang =
, settlement_type = Village
, image_skyline = Monument to Jivani in Kartsakh 02.jpg
, image_caption = Monument to Jivani in Kartsakhi
, imagesize =
, ...
,
Saghamo).
The Javalkheti Wetlands are included in the
Ramsar Ramsar may refer to:
* Places so named:
** Ramsar, Mazandaran, city in Iran
** Ramsar, Rajasthan, village in India
* Eponyms of the Iranian city:
** Ramsar Convention concerning wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran
** Ramsar site, wetland listed i ...
List of Wetlands of International Importance.
The plain is crossed from north to south by the
Abuli-Samsari Mountain Range, a series of
volcanic cone
Volcanic cones are among the simplest volcanic landforms. They are built by ejecta from a volcanic vent, piling up around the vent in the shape of a cone with a central crater. Volcanic cones are of different types, depending upon the nature and ...
s. The western side of the plateau is surrounded by the
Javakheti Range
Javakheti Range or Javakhk Range (also Kechut Range or Wet Mountains; ka, ჯავახეთის ქედი; hy, Ջավախքի լեռնաշղթա) – is a volcanic range in southern Georgia and northern Armenia. The range is about 50& ...
.
Caucasus birding: Javalkheti
/ref>
See also
* Vanis Kvabebi
Vanis Kvabebi ( ka, ვანის ქვაბები; en, Vani's Caves) is a cave monastery in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia near Aspindza town and the more famous cave city of Vardzia
Vardzia ( ka, ვარძია ) is a ca ...
* Abul-Samsari Range
* Mount Didi Abuli
* Javakheti Range
Javakheti Range or Javakhk Range (also Kechut Range or Wet Mountains; ka, ჯავახეთის ქედი; hy, Ջավախքի լեռնաշղթա) – is a volcanic range in southern Georgia and northern Armenia. The range is about 50& ...
References
Lava plateaus
Mountains of Georgia (country)
Landforms of the Caucasus
Volcanoes of Georgia (country)
{{Georgia-geo-stub